bump off

verb

Definition of bump offnext
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way

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Recent Examples of bump off Iyo went after Liv, but Raquel hit a pounce on Iyo, who bumped off the table. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Midway through, Clinton is bumped off at a monastery while dressed as a monk in Raquel Welch drag, and his guests must unravel the crime. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 Smith, a tall 25-year-old gay Black man determined to have a fun night on the town, picks up a bag of coke and immediately does a bump off his key. — Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025 Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bump off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump off
  1. assassinate
  2. murder
  3. slay
  4. execute
  5. put away
  6. take out
Verb
  • The congregation was the organizing place for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to town in March 1968, weeks before he was assassinated there.
    — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy, who was born after her father was assassinated, credits not only him but her whole family with inspiring her.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassinate
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  • The two hearings are expected to draw as much attention as the trial in June, when a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf and sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The trial of a Boston-area mother charged with murdering her three small children in 2023 is leading to calls to improve postpartum mental health care.
    — Deborah Becker, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of murder
Verb
  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Manson murders spawned at least one copycat slaying in February 1970, The New York Times reported.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of slay
Verb
  • Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Adding a dose of Rosenwald’s no-nonsense business acumen to our current efforts to execute good works would really help.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • Defender Kevin O'Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Defender Kevin O’Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • Deadline can confirm that Grande’s label is working to get the song taken out of the clip.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In another clip, a student records himself quarreling with a teacher asking him to take out his notes.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of take out

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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20off. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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